Stories

Big personalities often come in small packages.

Best Friends takes over operation of LA's Northeast Valley Shelter and transform it into Best Friends Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter Services.

Puppy mill socialization class at Best Friends helps puppies from mills get more comfortable with people and teaches people about puppy mills.

Best Friends staff, volunteers, and adoptable animals prepare for the opening of Best Friends Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter Center in Los Angeles.

Because of an archaic exemption in state law, Miami-Dade County, FL, is the only county in the entire state permitted to engage in canine profiling.

Black pit bull terrier rescued from Hurricane Katrina was reactive around other dogs, but she can now get along with multiple dogs at once.

Cat who was abused by child with firecracker receives surgery, care, treatment, physical therapy and love. She goes from incontinent to continent.

Foster parents do their part to step up to the plate.

Ohio Coalition of Dog Advocates and Best Friends spreadhead campaign to pass Ohio HB 14 that would repeal only statewide dog breed ban.

The $5 felines adoption event from Best Friends helps cats around the country find their forever homes. Read cat adoption stories.

Blind and deaf special-needs Australian shepherd mix who was abandoned now has been adopted and is training to become a search and rescue dog.

Sun conure and Sunday conure lose their home when their family moves, but this pair of birds finds another perfect family who adopts them.

Best Friends Animal Society introduces legislation to end pit bull ban in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Best Friends’ cat woos the crowds.

Read bios of Best Friends caregivers' favorite adoptable dogs, rabbits, pig, goat and horse that they want to see find homes this year.